On 8 Jan 10 Deputy Sheriff Carr requested
summonses for five juveniles to appear in Juvenile Court on
charges of delinquency by criminal damaging. The teenagers,
three males and two females, reportedly damaged the Belpre
Township park behind Little Hocking Elementary School on 6
Jan 10 by repeatedly pulling each other on a sled with an ATV.
In using the ATV, the juveniles left numerous ruts in the park’s
grass.

On 8 Jan 10 Mina L. Boyles, age 78, 606 Chamberlain
Drive, Marietta, reported sometime between midnight and 8:45
am an unknown suspect(s) knocked over a concrete deer statue
in her yard, breaking an antler on the $175 lawn ornament.
This case remains under investigation (594).

On 8 Jan 10 Nathan H. Cooper, age 30, 4825
Highland Ridge Road, Lowell, reported he and his wife were
dropping off their eighteen month old child off at his mother
in law’s residence when his mother in law, Donna Shimer,
age 40, 8775 State Route 821, Lower Salem, punched him. Mr.
Cooper stated an argument erupted after a friend of Ms. Shimer
used foul language in the presence of his child. Angered by
Mr. Cooper’s comment that she had one of the worst reputations
of anyone he knew, Ms. Shimer punched Mr. Cooper in the nose.
Mr. Cooper said he then had to restrain Ms. Shimer on the kitchen
floor to avoid being attacked further. Though Ms. Shimer claims
she punched Mr. Cooper because he approached her in a threatening
manner, witnesses stated Mr. Cooper was leaning against a wall
and did not threaten Ms. Shimer in any way. As a result of
the incident, Deputy Sheriff Smeeks requested a summons for
Ms. Shimer for assault.

the Sheriff’s
Office received the following warrants:

John C. Brown, age 56, 630 Browns Lane, Newport,
for not having a license for his dog on 2 Dec 09.

Gretchen M. Graham, age 56, 1921 Seventh Street, Parkersburg,
for failing to appear in court for a hearing on 4 Jan 10.